Express Scribe Transcription Player 4.33

Express Scribe Transcription Player 4.33 brings users especially typists and transcription workers a helpful free professional audio player software for PC, Mac or Linux designed to assist the transcription of audio recordings.

A typist can install it on their computer and control audio playback using a transcription foot pedal or keyboard (with 'hot' keys). This computer transcriber application also offers valuable features for typists including variable speed playback, multi-channel control, file management and more.

Audio recordings can be loaded automatically from CD, email, LAN, FTP, local hard drive and Express Delegate. Traditional hand held dictation recorders can also be docked and the audio transfered. Features a Mini version to reduce the applications screen space.

Major Features:

1. Variable speed playback (constant pitch).
2. Supports many professional foot pedals which connect to the game, serial or USB port to control playback.
   
   • Increase your words per minute by giving your feet control of playback leaving your fingers free to type.
   • Transcription foot pedals are suitable for both Windows and Mac OS X.
   • The pedals are "plug and play" which make them easy to install and use. There are three controls which are usually setup for rewind (right), play/pause (center) and fast-forward (left).
   • Express Scribe has been designed to work with professional foot pedals to help improve your transcription turn-around and increase productivity.
3. Support for a wide variety of audio formats including dss, dct, wav, mp3, wma and more.
4. Uses 'hot' keys to control playback when using other software (eg. Word).
5. Ability to dock both analog and digital portable recorders to load recordings.
6. Works with Microsoft Word and all major word-processor applications.
7. Integrates directly with Express Delegate Dictation Workflow.
8. Automatically receives and loads files by internet (FTP), email or over a local computer network.
9. Automatically sends typing to the person who dictated the work.
10. Works with speech recognition software such as Dragon Naturally Speaking to automatically convert speech to text.
11. Loads CD audio directly - start to work as it loads in the background.
12. Can switch to 'mini' mode to reduce screen space.
13. Integrate with dictation management systems using the Express Scribe SDK.
14. Works with FastFox typing utility to turn difficult medical/legal phrases and common terms into mere shortcuts from your keyboard.
15. Express Scribe is free. 
16. Supported File Formats
    Ability to play most audio file formats (including encrypted dictation files) including:
    
    • wav, mp3, au, aif, vox,
    • dct (encrypted dictation)
    • Windows Media, VoiceIt (sri)
    • RealAudio (ra and rm)
    • Olympus, Lanier & Grundig (dss)
    • Sony Recorder formats (msv, dvf)
    • Philips Digital Recorder format
    • Sanyo Digital Recorder format
    • DSP TrueSpeech*, GSM 6.10,
    • mp2, vox, PCM, uLaw,
    • ALaw, ADPCM, CELP, SBC,
    • wav, mp3, aiff
    • dct file formats
    • and many more formats.
17. Will not work on Vista
    

Enhancements: Integration with Express Delegate

Requirements:

• Sound Card, speakers or headset
• Works on Windows XP 2000/2003/Vista/2008 and Windows 7
• Mac OS X - 10.1 or above
• Linux
• Sound Card or Integrated Sound Support.
• Optional - Foot Pedals
• Optional - SAPI Speech Engine (eg. Dragon Naturally Speaking, etc.)
• Optional - Internet connection for automatic online reception of files.